WOW! As in cd-wow.us, FM2006 for $39.95, free shipping worldwide

[FrogMan]

See here:
http://www12.cd-wow.us/detail_results_3.php?product_code=20916

I have absolutely no connection with these guys and don't know the level of service they provide, but you gotta agree that $39.95 shipping included is a pretty good deal to get FM2006.

I know I said I'd probably wait to order WWSM2006 but I'm very tempted to go ahead and preorder FM2006.

I payed £24.95 plus £4.95 shipping from gameplay.co.uk last year, that comes to $52.56 (that is american dollars). This year I figured I could find WWSM at about 35-36 american dollars but most sites are a bit in the fog as far as when they'll have it since SI has not announced a release date for WWSM (for example, CD Universe has it listed but it looks tentative since they list a November 1st release date and nothing's been announced by SI)...

Anyway, thought I'd pass the info along...

Still pondering whether I go for it or not, my birthday is coming in two weeks, but I've already ordered a a black gi... :)

I have already talked to the wife about it being my one big entertainment expense and her sole response was "that's the game you play every evening, right?" and my reply was "yep, but I'm home during that time honey" ;) She knows it's a worthy investment for me though ;)

FM

edit: changed link and corrected text and title to reflect a $2 off when going through a coupon monkey affiliate linkage.

edit2: seems the $2 off coupon isn't working anymore so it's back to $39.95, shipping included. For the record, I have ordered with them and will update you when they ship it.

[FrogMan]

dola, wanted to add that the other place stateside that I saw with FM2006 announced is gogamer.com, but they have it at $49.90. Not sure if they have free shipping or not though...

FM

[WSUCougar]

dola, wanted to add that the other place stateside that I saw with FM2006 announced is gogamer.com, but they have it at $49.90. Not sure if they have free shipping or not though...
Typically not. They have "cheap shipping" which often takes quite awhile (ask Jeeber), or FedEx for more.

[Bee]

Anyone order from these folks?

[FrogMan]

interesting, they have it on cd-wow.com (http://www6.cd-wow.com/detail_results_3.php?product_code=20916&subcat=pc) at £26.99, again free shipping worldwide.

According to the Yahoo! currency converter (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=26.99&from=GBP&to=USD), £26.99 is about $47.38, this would mean the US site has either an error or they're selling it on the cheap side :)

FM

[finketr]

FM, i hate you.


and marc vaughan

[FrogMan]

tim, you thinking about ordering from them?

They're saying 7-10 days to USA, I could live with that, it's very tempting...

I'll let you know if I do order from them...

FM

[Ramzavail]

let us all know, I'm slightly interested myself for that price. I'm getting tired of Leo Fortune-West and my CM 03/04 :)

[finketr]

tim, you thinking about ordering from them?

They're saying 7-10 days to USA, I could live with that, it's very tempting...

I'll let you know if I do order from them...

FM

no, i just hate you for telling us about this option....

:)

:p :cool: :D ;)

[Fouts]

Thanks, I just ordered from CD WOW. Free shipping but it is 7-10 days outside the U.K. I'd never find it in the U.S. before November, so it's worth it to me.

[FrogMan]

Thanks, I just ordered from CD WOW. Free shipping but it is 7-10 days outside the U.K. I'd never find it in the U.S. before November, so it's worth it to me.
basic shipping from gameplay.co.uk last year took 12 calendar days, and it was £4.99, so free at 7-10 days, even if working days, so 12-14 calendar days, would work for me...

FM

[Easy Mac]

An FYI, the site is owned by a guy in Hong Kong. Now obviously that doesn't mean the game is pirated, just keep in mind the piracy problems SI have had in that area of the world. Found some reviews, they were all pretty much positive about the site though (or at least the .com version.)

[Francis_Cole]

I've ordered off cdwow before in the UK.
I hope it delivers quickly for you guys :)

[lighthousekeeper]

just placed my order.


hot deal, op.

[Easy Mac]

ok, thats all I needed. I just feel bad not picking up the US release. But I've got to get reviews up for my site "Shameless signature plug**Shameless signature plug**

[Izulde]

I'm tempted to get this, but I have a stupid question. Does FM allow you to use dollars instead of pounds for currency or is that just a WWSM ability?

[Easy Mac]

yes, its the exact same game. Just switch it in the options.

[FrogMan]

I've ordered off cdwow before in the UK.
I hope it delivers quickly for you guys :)
same as Easy Mac, I was waiting to hear from an SI fellow. BTW Francis, does your comment mean they are not quick to delivere, or that they are quick to deliver?

also, I don't have much time, but I found this coupon link. Follow this link to get to cd-wow.us and everything is $2 off with still free delivery...

http://www12.cd-wow.us/promotion.php?promo_refcode=14928_1&affid=14928

FM

[FrogMan]

dola, direct link to FM2006 at $37.95

http://www12.cd-wow.us/detail_results_3.php?product_code=20916

FM

[Izulde]

Bought. Damn you... damn you to hell!!!!

[Passacaglia]

Hmm. I hadn't planned on getting FM 2006, but this is tempting..

[FrogMan]

Bought. Damn you... damn you to hell!!!!
You're welcome, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D

Order sent too btw. Now I hope they're not absolute crooks and we won't all get ripped from our hard earned money. I would want to be "that" guy ;)

I'll report back when I hear that they've shipped it...

And Izulde, about preferences, you can set them as you want, I've always had mine with dollars, and that was with FM2005...

FM

[FrogMan]

ok, thats all I needed. I just feel bad not picking up the US release. But I've got to get reviews up for my site "Shameless signature plug**Shameless signature plug**
thanks for the nice mention btw ;)

FM

[Francis_Cole]

same as Easy Mac, I was waiting to hear from an SI fellow. BTW Francis, does your comment mean they are not quick to delivere, or that they are quick to deliver?
FM


I mean they were quick, in the UK.
I obviously don't know what they are like to send to the US, but i would think not too long :)

Let us know what you think of the game when you get it !

[Ragone]

I dunno why.. but i'm very hesitant to order from that site

[FrogMan]

I mean they were quick, in the UK.
I obviously don't know what they are like to send to the US, but i would think not too long :)
good, good, hopefully, that quickness will hold true over the big pond ;)


Let us know what you think of the game when you get it !
Oh, keep visiting around here, there'll be plenty of opinions, mine included :)

One quick question: can your player still get injured in training on gameday or the day after a match even though you have told them not to practice on said days? I'll admit I don't know if the "don't practice on gameday" checkbox still exist in FM2006, but I got it ticked in 2005 and I regularly get injuries on gameday, same goes with injuries the day after a match, where I tell my players not to train, then every once in a while, boom! If you need a precise example, let me know, there are a couple buried in my dynasty.

FM

[finketr]

Bought. Damn you... damn you to hell!!!!


see, frogman... I'm not the only one...

I'm resisting so far.. but that's because i'm into my chelsea game.

45 game non-losing streak overall, and ~50 non-losing in EPL games... :)

[FrogMan]

see, frogman... I'm not the only one...

hehehe, and I'm guessing it's only because tk has to buy a new pc before buying the game but I expect I'll have her converted soon too ;)

FM

[PilotMan]

Thanks for doing the legwork FM. I have been waiting for this for long time. I havnt had a new version since CM4 and I have really liked the Beta demo. Looking forward to it.

[FrogMan]

Thanks for doing the legwork FM. I have been waiting for this for long time. I havnt had a new version since CM4 and I have really liked the Beta demo. Looking forward to it.
No problem. We're in similar financial situations and the cheaper, the better. Although, after playing as many hours as I've played with FM2005, I'm sure this will be entertainment money well spent ;)

FM

[Bee]

I ordered as well. Thanks FrogMan for the heads up...nothing wrong with saving a few bucks. :D

[Eaglesfan27]

So, the general consensus is that this site is ok? I'll probably order from there as well if that is the case :)

[Pumpy Tudors]

I will order from whichever place can get it to me soonest. Any ideas on who that might be?

[Bee]

I will order from whichever place can get it to me soonest. Any ideas on who that might be?

You can fly there and pick it up on Friday...that probably would be fastest. ;)

I went with this place since it says they'll ship it on Friday. gogamer says they will ship it on the 25th. I was too lazy to check out any place else.

[FrogMan]

I will order from whichever place can get it to me soonest. Any ideas on who that might be?
Preorder right now from gameplay.co.uk and pay for the extra fast shipping (or whatever they call it). You could have it as soon as very early next week, if I remember their shipping time correctly.

FM

[FrogMan]

dola, gameplay is probably already shipping it. I know they shipped it a couple days before release date last year as I remember that I was still in a "preorder" phase and yet they shipped it the very next day (like a couple days before release) but I didn't want to extra for faster shipping.

FM

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'll consider GamePlay (I got EHM 2005 from them, but I didn't get the faster shipping). Then again, I have so many games that I want to play now, I probably don't need to get FM 2006 that quickly. I could go with CD-WOW sometime.

Oh, jeez, I'm just so impatient. I'll figure something out.

[FrogMan]

I'll consider GamePlay (I got EHM 2005 from them, but I didn't get the faster shipping). Then again, I have so many games that I want to play now, I probably don't need to get FM 2006 that quickly. I could go with CD-WOW sometime.

Oh, jeez, I'm just so impatient. I'll figure something out.
Ahh, I see, you're the kind of guy that is "I WANT IT... AND NOW!!!" even though you'd probably be too busy to play it :D :p

FM

[KevinNU7]

Looking for some FM information.

Whenever I read someone's dynasty about the game they are always a team in the EPL or atleast in the English FA. Is that the only nation you have access to? I know you can transfer players from other nations but could you actually use a team from another nation. I'm asking because I'd love to play a game where I could play in the Portuguese SuperLiga

[Pumpy Tudors]

Looking for some FM information.

Whenever I read someone's dynasty about the game they are always a team in the EPL or atleast in the English FA. Is that the only nation you have access to? I know you can transfer players from other nations but could you actually use a team from another nation. I'm asking because I'd love to play a game where I could play in the Portuguese SuperLiga
It includes many more nations than England, although I can't remember if Portugal is in it or not.

[FrogMan]

Looking for some FM information.

Whenever I read someone's dynasty about the game they are always a team in the EPL or atleast in the English FA. Is that the only nation you have access to? I know you can transfer players from other nations but could you actually use a team from another nation. I'm asking because I'd love to play a game where I could play in the Portuguese SuperLiga
You can play just about anywhere on the planet, seriously. After my first run with Q.P.R. ended in a corrupted savegame file, I tried a couple times to start a new career in Spain but never could get into it. I came back to England and it clicked and I got into what my dynasty is now. I'm comfortable in England.

Portugal is indeed in the available leagues. You can also set many leagues as "active" in your football world, meaning you could go manage there at one point in your career. From memory, I think I got England (from League One and up) and the top leagues in Scotland, Italy, France, Spain, Holland, Germany. That seems about right...

FM

[DaddyTorgo]

yeah Kevin, you can play as any team in any of like...what's the league count up to these days?? Basically anything in Europe (including Portugal of course)...all the way down to like the Romanian second division, and like seemingly a jillion leagues all over the world. Not sure why everybody gravitates to the EPL for their dynasties (not a big EPL fan here at all). So basically yes you can play as a whole ton of other leagues...SI's website should have a complete list around their somewhere, or at least a list of how many.

buy this game! join the converts! watch your social life wither away!

[KevinNU7]

thanks guys, anyone know off the top of their heads if the MLS is available?

Also can you coach a national team too? I'd imagine that would be a difficult task to accomplish if it actually was in the game

Now I just to convince the wife.

[FrogMan]

thanks guys, anyone know off the top of their heads if the MLS is available?

Also can you coach a national team too? I'd imagine that would be a difficult task to accomplish if it actually was in the game

Now I just to convince the wife.
it's all in there (well not the "convince the wife" part ;)) MLS and National Teams included. There have been problems with the MLS not being right but I can't help you with it as I never play the MLS. A guy like SirFozzie could probably tell you more about it.

I know Tim (finkenst/finketr) is managing the National Team of Brazil and EaglesFan27 was the manager of another nation (maybe England?). You can go as only National Team manager, or do double duty if you want...

FM

[Bee]

thanks guys, anyone know off the top of their heads if the MLS is available?

Also can you coach a national team too? I'd imagine that would be a difficult task to accomplish if it actually was in the game

Now I just to convince the wife.

yes and yes

[FrogMan]

yes and yes
and yes to convince the wife too. You forgot about that :D

FM

[KevinNU7]

Nice. Can you be invited into the national manager slot? To be honest I'd hate to just be the manager of the national team but I think it would be cool to manage a squad and then be asked by the AI to manage the squad

[KevinNU7]

and yes to convince the wife too. You forgot about that :D

FM
She won't mind the actual purchase of the game. The issue will come down to downloading it onto her laptop (only computer we have at home) and then actually having time to play it when she doesn't want to use her own computer

[FrogMan]

when a national team manager spot opens up, the media pundits will sometimes speculate as to who could become the new manager, your name could come up then, but I also think you can be asked to become the manager. Of course, you can also apply for the job whenever it becomes open. The Canadian National Team spot became open at one point in my earlier Q.P.R. career but I didn't feel ready to manage two squads so I never applied. Would it become open now, I'd probably apply for it...

fM

[KevinNU7]

cool

[3ric]

I dunno why.. but i'm very hesitant to order from that site
I've bought a lot of stuff from cd-wow. They are very reliable.

[FrogMan]

I'm asking because I'd love to play a game where I could play in the Portuguese SuperLiga
Kevin, as an update to my first answer, not only is Portugal present in FM, but they only have licensing to use the kits in the game. Here's something from an email I received today from SI:


Licensing update
================

For FM2006 we (currently) have 3 extra league licenses - South Korea, Turkey and the Scottish Premier League to go alongside the licenses that we had for Football Manager 2005

We have player pictures for:

Scottish Premier League *NEW*
English Championship
English League One
English League Two
English Conference
English Conference North/South
Spanish Premier
AC Milan
Dutch Premier Division
Dutch First Division
USA Major League Soccer

Kit Images for teams in these leagues:

Scottish Premier League *NEW*
English Championship
English League One
English League Two
English Conference
English Conference North/South
Spanish Premier
Spanish Second
Dutch Premier Division
Dutch First Division
Portuguese Super
Portuguese Second
USA Major League Soccer
South Korean K-League *NEW*

plus

Team Holland
AFC Wimbledon
Ascoli
Chievo
Empoli
Inter
Lazio
Lecce
Livorno
Messina
AC Milan
Parma
Reggina
Roma
Siena
Udinese
AlbinoLeffe
Arezzo
Atalanta
Bari
Brescia
Catania
Cesena
Modena
Piacenza
Ternana
Treviso
Verona
Vicenza
There are team logos for most of these as well and competition logos in Turkey!

FM

[finkenst]

Re: Everyone playing in England.

We get a LOT of EPL and FA Cup games on Fox Soccer Channel. it's what people are familiar with and all the 'names' are typically there. ManU, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool amongst the big clubs. Rooney, Kezman, Lampard, Arsene Wenger, Downing, Gerrard, etc are all in EPL clubs.

Nice. Can you be invited into the national manager slot? To be honest I'd hate to just be the manager of the national team but I think it would be cool to manage a squad and then be asked by the AI to manage the squad
To answer this better:

I got this email from the AI 3 seasons ago:

http://www.moosh.net/%7Etimothy/fm2005/portugal.jpg


I asked EF27 in his ManU/England dynasty about it but i expressed migivings at the time, though it was VERY cool to get the offer...

I turned it down...

and then ....


http://www.moosh.net/%7Etimothy/fm2005/brazil.jpg

so, i am manager of chelsea and the manager of the very injured brazillian national team in february 2010... I've got ~6 players injured longterm on the national squad.

This is in WWSM2005 (the US version of fm2005) damn you, Marc Vaughan and Frogman.

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/cool.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

Hope this helps,

tim

[TazFTW]

Nice price but I'll probably wait for the US version again.


WWSM got interesting when I got fired from FC Dallas three quarters into my second season with the team. I'm now managing an Italian Serie B team. Fun with my team being on the 'mature' side. Different than MLS which leans to youth.

[Ragone]

well i ordered it.. if it comes like.. next year.... i'll be highly hacked off :P

[MizzouRah]

Every year I want this game and every year I end up selling it. :)

Why can't I get into such a heralded game? I coach my 9 year old daughters soccer team for peats sake. lol

[Bee]

I coach my 9 year old daughters soccer team for peats sake.

Peat?...What a weird name for your 9 year old daughter...

[Desnudo]

Every year I want this game and every year I end up selling it. :)

Why can't I get into such a heralded game? I coach my 9 year old daughters soccer team for peats sake. lol

.

[FrogMan]

well, not so good news... Just got this email.


Hello,
Thank you for placing your order with us here at CD WOW!

We are writing to you regarding your order for: Football Manager 2006 (CD-ROM) Windows

We are currently awaiting stock of this title and hope to be able to dispatch this item to you on the 24/10/2005.

As soon as this item is dispatched we will send you an e-mail message confirming shipment.

From the date of dispatch, please allow up to 7 working days for delivery within the UK.

Please also rest assured that the delay to this item will not affect any other items that you may have ordered from us.

We will notify you immediately if there are any further updates with regards to this title.

We hope you will accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this delay may have caused.

Thank you for shopping with CD-WOW!
Doesn't bother me all that much since I'm still playing FM2005, just wanted to let you know how it's going...

FM

[FrogMan]

dola, the one good thing about this is they sent an email to let me know it was late and didn't simply let it go and hope I wouldn't bitch. I can appreciate getting information as to when my order is supposed to ship.

FM

[Shepp]

I got the same email and I bitched anyway. I think that is just dirty that they offer a preorder on a product and wait 'till the day of release to say "oops, its on backorder now." There is no way that I believe that they had no idea that they would not have enough stock to fill their preorders until today.------RANT OVER

[FrogMan]

or they never received their shipment and were hoping it would come in late yesterday or today and they'd have been able to ship it out then. Or maybe not, who knows... I'm incline to give them the benefit of the doubt, for now...

FM

[Fouts]

I got the same email and I'm not happy. I will now immerse myself into WoW to forget this ever happened.

[Ragone]

Lynch Frogman! heh j/k

yea i got the same email.. thankfully.. i'm busy with daoc.. wow. etc :)

[daedalus]

dola, the one good thing about this is they sent an email to let me know it was late and didn't simply let it go and hope I wouldn't bitch. I can appreciate getting information as to when my order is supposed to ship.What Frogger said. I'm happy they at least communicate the problem.

I'm disappointed that I won't get it earlier but, eh, it's not that big a deal to me. I'm happy about the deal I got since my attempt to buy FM'05 off someone here somehow didn't work out. But, eh, on the positive side, this gives time for the modders to do their things and the early adopters a chance to figure out what problem(s) may arise.

[PilotMan]

Hey for all you NA players it's not to late to cancel your order with CD-Wow. I sent in my cancellation request and request for refund and it was done in about 10 minutes. Now use the 10 bucks that you are going to save by buying WWSM and get you wife/girl some flowers.

[FrogMan]

Hey for all you NA players it's not to late to cancel your order with CD-Wow. I sent in my cancellation request and request for refund and it was done in about 10 minutes. Now use the 10 bucks that you are going to save by buying WWSM and get you wife/girl some flowers.
That's an idea that's not completely stupid. One question for you: had you credit card been already charged? and if so, have you seen the refund on it already?

That's the first thing that bothered me about them, they charged my card the day I sent in my order, instead of waiting on the day of delivery...

FM

[Booj]

FM,

My credit card was already charged, and when I cancelled my order, they send a cancellation and a refund e-mail with a confirmation number.

It usually takes 2 business days for my credit card to show any changes, so I haven't seen the refund yet.

[FrogMan]

thanks Booj, and were you registered with them? Cause I don't think I am and I don't see where and how I can esily cancel an order... Bugger...

FM
PS: and my internet access is driving me absolutely frigging nuts, on, off, on off... GRRR

[PilotMan]

thanks Booj, and were you registered with them? Cause I don't think I am and I don't see where and how I can esily cancel an order... Bugger...

FM
PS: and my internet access is driving me absolutely frigging nuts, on, off, on off... GRRR
I am not registered with them either. I had the same thing, where they sent me an email saying they cancelled the order and a reciept where they refunded the credit card. I doubt that i will see it on the card for a couple of days though.

I sent two messages. The first was the customer service link in the email that said that the order was delayed and the second was the help link on the actual web site where I was cancelling my order. It was not too hard, and it was a very fast turnaround time.

PM

[FrogMan]

I am not registered with them either. I had the same thing, where they sent me an email saying they cancelled the order and a reciept where they refunded the credit card. I doubt that i will see it on the card for a couple of days though.

I sent two messages. The first was the customer service link in the email that said that the order was delayed and the second was the help link on the actual web site where I was cancelling my order. It was not too hard, and it was a very fast turnaround time.

PM
okay, just tried that, we'll see...

FM

[FrogMan]

well, wow as in "they issued a credit note/full refund within 3 minutes of me sending them an email!!!"

Okay, I started this whole frenzy and now I'm out of the CD-wow experiment. Good luck to you all guys!

on a funny note, you know what day November 1st is, other than being the day after Halloween? It's my birthday. :D Guess what I'll be downloading/ordering on November 1st ;)

FM

[Fouts]

I'm out. I'll be downloading on Nov 1st.

[Ragone]

Yep.. well i'm off the cd-wow wagon as well.. i knew i should have listened to myself earlier :)

maybe i'll just skip this one in the series

[Izulde]

I was going to cancel, but I just checked the website and it's shipped.

Oh well.

[Bee]

I was going to cancel, but I just checked the website and it's shipped.

Oh well.

ditto for me. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get here.

BTW, I plan on blaming FrogMan if it takes longer than a few days...;)

[FrogMan]

ditto for me. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get here.

BTW, I plan on blaming FrogMan if it takes longer than a few days...;)
oh, why wait, blame me now then :p

FM

[Samdari]

I'm out. I'll be downloading on Nov 1st.

Its going to be downloadable then?

[FrogMan]

Its going to be downloadable then?
oh absolutely, see this thread:
http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=43833

[daedalus]

ditto for me. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get here.

BTW, I plan on blaming FrogMan if it takes longer than a few days...;)oh, why wait, blame me now then :p

FMIt's all Frogger's fault! :D

I'd reckon about 10 days to 2 weeks. I wanted to give them until today before cancelling and it's been sent so no big deal.

When I ordered my '01/'02, it was set to mail right after 09/11 and was stuck in Custom for 2-3 weeks. This . . . this is nothing.

[Bee]

It's all Frogger's fault! :D

I'd reckon about 10 days to 2 weeks. I wanted to give them until today before cancelling and it's been sent so no big deal.

When I ordered my '01/'02, it was set to mail right after 09/11 and was stuck in Custom for 2-3 weeks. This . . . this is nothing.

The email I got from them said 5-7 days, but that could be just their "standard" email for everyone, no matter where you are.

In any case, I'm not in a rush to get the game but it's still fun to blame FrogMan. :D

[FrogMan]

yeah, yeah, yeah... :p

Maybe I should change the title to "BLEH! as in CD-BLEH.us, won't ship on time, but still only $39.95!!!" :D

Bee, I think the 5-7 days is for people in the UK but I could be wrong...

FM

[Bee]

yeah, yeah, yeah... :p

Maybe I should change the title to "BLEH! as in CD-BLEH.us, won't ship on time, but still only $39.95!!!" :D

Bee, I think the 5-7 days is for people in the UK but I could be wrong...

FM

You're probably right, but here's what the email said:

---------
Just to let you know that
Game Product Football Manager 2006 (CD-ROM) has been dispatched.

Please allow 5 to 7 days for the goods to arrive.

If after this time, you are still waiting for your item, please let us know.

This completes your order.
----------

I'll probably give it a couple weeks and if I haven't gotten anything, I'll send them an email. Like I said, I'm not in a rush or anything. I'm really busy with other stuff right now and wouldn't have time to play anyway.

[FrogMan]

You're probably right, but here's what the email said:

---------
Just to let you know that
Game Product Football Manager 2006 (CD-ROM) has been dispatched.

Please allow 5 to 7 days for the goods to arrive.

If after this time, you are still waiting for your item, please let us know.

This completes your order.
----------

I'll probably give it a couple weeks and if I haven't gotten anything, I'll send them an email. Like I said, I'm not in a rush or anything. I'm really busy with other stuff right now and wouldn't have time to play anyway.
ahh, it's pretty clear on there. My email was the "your shpiment has been delayed" one and I'm pretty sure they were making mention of UK...

Good luck with it!

FM

[Francis_Cole]

Hi Guys.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but this may be some good (great?) news for you lot :)
http://community.sigames.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/521102691/m/3212033861

For those who can't access it, it basically says:

"Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006 has been confirmed for a ship date (bar any manufacturing problems) of November 1st, 2005.

There will be boxed copies of the game available in North America and Canada from this date. Details of retailers will follow at a later date.

We will also be releasing a digital download version of Worldwide Soccer Manager on the same date. This will be a "try before you buy" version of the game (so a 6 month demo, and if you like it, you can then "unlock" the rest of the game) and will be available for customers throughout the American continents, so, for the first time, the game will be available for those in Central and South American countries.

We are still finalising the details with Sega of America's online distribution partner to see if any of the countries in these continents will not be able to purchase, but at the moment it is looking like we'll be able to sell to customers in all countries in both continents.

This is a big test for the game, and we are hoping to turn a lot more people enjoying our game in these countries into legitimate purchasers to test the market for the future. With your support, we might even manage to get boxed copy releases in these countries too.

Oh, and the price of the download (and the boxed copy in the US & Canada) will be under $30.

Thank you all for your patience whilst waiting for this announcement, but there's been a lot to sort out!"


Cheers
Fran

[PilotMan]

I would download the game, but I am afraid that my dialup wouldn't be able to handle the potential 300+MB download.

I pre-ordered it from my local Gamestop store today. It was $29.99, and he said that thier store wasn't going to get the game but that they could get the game in from anywhere if I pre ordered it. I am guessing that I should get the game sometime in Novemeber. Hopefully, sometime next week.

[FrogMan]

Hi Guys.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but this may be some good (great?) news for you lot :)
http://community.sigames.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/521102691/m/3212033861

For those who can't access it, it basically says:

"Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006 has been confirmed for a ship date (bar any manufacturing problems) of November 1st, 2005.

There will be boxed copies of the game available in North America and Canada from this date. Details of retailers will follow at a later date.

We will also be releasing a digital download version of Worldwide Soccer Manager on the same date. This will be a "try before you buy" version of the game (so a 6 month demo, and if you like it, you can then "unlock" the rest of the game) and will be available for customers throughout the American continents, so, for the first time, the game will be available for those in Central and South American countries.

We are still finalising the details with Sega of America's online distribution partner to see if any of the countries in these continents will not be able to purchase, but at the moment it is looking like we'll be able to sell to customers in all countries in both continents.

This is a big test for the game, and we are hoping to turn a lot more people enjoying our game in these countries into legitimate purchasers to test the market for the future. With your support, we might even manage to get boxed copy releases in these countries too.

Oh, and the price of the download (and the boxed copy in the US & Canada) will be under $30.

Thank you all for your patience whilst waiting for this announcement, but there's been a lot to sort out!"


Cheers
Fran
ahh but Francis, our own spies had you beat by a mile or two on this one ;)
http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=43833

That was the reason why I cancelled my order with cd-wow :)

FM

[Bee]

You're probably right, but here's what the email said:

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Just to let you know that
Game Product Football Manager 2006 (CD-ROM) has been dispatched.

Please allow 5 to 7 days for the goods to arrive.

If after this time, you are still waiting for your item, please let us know.

This completes your order.
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I'll probably give it a couple weeks and if I haven't gotten anything, I'll send them an email. Like I said, I'm not in a rush or anything. I'm really busy with other stuff right now and wouldn't have time to play anyway.

Got the game today. So it did make it in the 5-7 day period.

[atatange1]

I'm still waiting impatiently for the mail man. How does FM do this to us? We do this every year with each new release!

edit: Got it.

[Izulde]

The boxed copy *UNDER* $30? *looks ill*

[sovereignstar]

The boxed copy *UNDER* $30? *looks ill*

Where did you buy it from, my saucy fellow?

[Izulde]

Where did you buy it from, my saucy fellow?

cd-wow for $39.95 because I thought I'd be getting it ahead of the US release then. *sigh* I don't think it's even hit my house yet and it's day 6. On top of that, it's being sent priority from there to here in Laramie, which is another 3 days.